Three Women in the Cage

A few days passed, and it was finally time for Huanhuan to remove the gauze. Yang Yu took Huanhuan to the clinic early in the morning.

Huanhuan sat on the hospital bed, feeling somewhat uneasy, her hands clenched tightly, and she stared fearfully at the old doctor with her one eye.

Yang Yu also stood aside and watched with a worried look on her face. She was also afraid of the worst result after removing the gauze.

Looking at the nervous Huanhuan, the old doctor comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid! I will be gentle. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere later, remember to tell me."

Huanhuan nodded obediently. With the old doctor's comfort, she obviously relaxed.

Then the old doctor used tweezers to carefully pull it open bit by bit. As the layers of gauze slowly unfolded, Yang Yu held his breath.

Finally, in Yang Yu's nervous mood, the last layer of gauze was removed.

The old doctor covered the intact eye with gauze, waved his hand in front of the injured eye, and then asked Huanhuan, "What can you see?"

Huanhuan tried to open her eyes wide to see clearly, but no matter how hard she tried, there was only a vague trace of something passing by in front of her.

She looked again and again, and said in frustration, "I saw something shake!"

"Can you see what it is exactly?" the old doctor guided her to speak out.

"I can't see clearly..." Huanhuan was a little scared and nervous.

"Don't be afraid! It's okay. You can see some, but you just can't see clearly, right?" said the old doctor.

Huanhuan nodded heavily.

Yang Yu listened from the side, feeling heartbroken. After all, the child was delayed and the worst result occurred.

The thing she feared the most finally happened. Although she was prepared, it still caught her off guard and hurt her heart badly.

I could pray and deceive myself before, but now I don’t even have a reason to deceive myself.

The facts are already in front of her, and Huanhuan can no longer see clearly!

Yang Yu covered her mouth and whimpered in pain. Huanhuan was still in shock and couldn't see clearly, but when she heard her mother's suppressed cry, she turned her head and looked for her mother helplessly with her lifeless eyes.

"Mom?" She called Yang Yu in a trembling voice.

Yang Yu looked at Huanhuan, who was looking for him at a loss. She couldn't stop trembling and crying softly. She walked over gently and hugged her weak body.

"Mom is here! Mom is here! Wuuuuu... My poor child," she finally couldn't control her tears and burst into tears.

A pair of small hands touched Yang Yu's face. She wiped the tears from the corners of Yang Yu's eyes and said with a smile, "Don't be sad, Mom. Huanhuan is fine. Huanhuan can still see a little light. And don't you have another eye? I can still accompany you as before!"

Huanhuan was sad inside, but when she heard her mother crying, she felt even sadder, sadder than when she couldn't see clearly. She didn't want her mother to be sad.

So she pretended to be calm and comforted her mother.

Yang Yu cried even harder. She felt sorry for the child who was so young, and even more sorry for the child who was so sensible.

I am useless and cannot protect my own children.

The old doctor was watching from the side, somewhat moved, but could only comfort her guiltily, "Mother, you don't have to be so pessimistic. The child can at least still see some shadows now, not completely blind. Take good care of him, and maybe he will recover slowly in the future!"

"Really? Can it really be recovered in the future?" Yang Yu suddenly became excited.

The old doctor looked at the excited Yang Yu and felt even more guilty. He just wanted to comfort her. He was not sure whether he could see clearly later. After all, he didn't know much about internal medicine.

But since the words had already been spoken, and I didn't want her to continue crying like this, I could only bite the bullet and say, "You can think about it that way, but I can't guarantee it. Relax and keep a little hope."

It turned out to be words to comfort himself, Yang Yu smiled bitterly.

Since then, Huanhuan became self-conscious and sensitive. She was afraid of others looking into her eyes. She always kept her head down when talking to people and dared not look others in the eye.

The man who later injured Huanhuan came to visit her after knowing that she could not see clearly, and brought some nutritional supplements.

Perhaps he felt guilty because his mistake caused such a beautiful and lovely little girl to lose a bright eye. The father of the man behind him promised to take Zhang Erfa to find a good job after the new year.

A few months later, the day came for going out to work. The middle-aged man came early that day, carrying a big backpack, and brought Zhang Sanmao with him.

Yang Yu helped Zhang Erfa pack his luggage. Several children waited on the side. Soon, a large luggage was packed.

He gave a few simple instructions, then put on his luggage and followed the middle-aged man and Zhang Sanmao out. Yang Yu and a few children stood at the door and watched them until their figures completely disappeared at the end of the road.

This family now truly fell on her shoulders. She was happy but also a little sad. She was happy that the man would never quarrel with her again, and would never beat her up again over a disagreement.

She was sad that she would have to support the family and the children by herself. For a moment, she felt that Zhang Erfa had left them an orphan and a widow.

From now on, I can only endure silently all the ups and downs at home and outside. I don’t even have anyone to vent my scolding and complaints to. He has gone far away and naturally everything has nothing to do with me.

Just like that, the home became quiet. There was no one to quarrel with anymore, no more punching, kicking and crying. It seemed that life was getting better.

However, it is precisely these orphans and widows who seem to have been abandoned who are the targets of others' bullying more unscrupulously. Those who are eyeing them covetously have never left, but have tightened their siege on them, making it impossible for them to escape or break free.

After Zhang Erfa left, he didn't call for several months, nor did he send a penny, and Yang Yu couldn't contact him.

Gradually, she forgot about him and worked hard on farm work at home.

Now Huanhuan and Yaya are able to help with housework at home independently, and Xinxin can also help take care of them, so Yang Yu can do farm work outside without worry.

But Yang Yu's strength was limited. In order not to miss the sowing season, he often had to go home very late. Every time he returned to his doorstep in the moonlight.

Huanhuan and her two younger sisters always stood at the door, looking eagerly at the darkness outside, hoping that their mother would appear in the dark.

They looked forward to watching the blurry figures approach and then go away, finally disappearing into the night.

I really hope that the next figure will be my mother, but I am disappointed again and again, and my mother still does not appear in the dark night.

They began to worry, afraid that their mother was missing too. As they watched, they couldn't help crying. When Huanhuan cried, Yaya and Xinxin became even more scared.

I couldn't help crying too.

In the dark night, from the dilapidated mud house, there were shrill cries. They sobbed and cried with trembling voices.

No one around was moved. Everyone stayed quietly in their homes, listening to the crying sounds contentedly.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Yu finally emerged from the darkness. She listened to the crying sounds coming from inside the house and thought that the children might be waiting for her anxiously, so she had to quicken her pace and walk into the house.

As expected, when she arrived at the gate, she saw several tearful faces, looking at her with tearful eyes. Yang Yu went forward and hugged them, "I'm sorry, Mom came back late. It's okay, it's okay..."